The
Leonardo Electronic Almanac (ISSN No: 1071-4391) is inviting papers
and artworks that deal with the emerging data-based spatial practice
of Locative Media.

Wild nature has traditionally been
perceived as the preserve of the physical world and may seem to have
little to do with the abstract spaces of the digital. But what can
be described as “wild nature” at a time when much of the earth’s
land is being annexed by cities, brought into production, and turned
into tourist meccas or eco-excursions? How are humans reinventing
“the wild” digitally? What is the relationship between humans and
wild nature, and has it changed with the advent of the computer
technology? Is the notion of wild nature limited to the physical
world, and if not, then where else can we find it? How do those who
are most immersed in the digital integrate it with the physical? [More...]

They
say that we are the carriers of history; the storytellers and
artists must express their visions for the people to see... how will
we create our history together, now, in this time and space?
(Marjorie Beaucage)1

Cherokee writer Thomas King
begins his book The Truth About Stories (Toronto: House of Anansi
Press, 2003) with these lines: "There is a story I know. It's about
the earth and how it floats in space on the back of a turtle. [More...]

http://www.grunt.bc.ca/fnpArchive of First Nations performance art works at grunt
from 1989 to present. Contained within are many photos, videos,
essays and other texts which represent the core of our archives but,
as they are extensive, it is not yet complete. [More...]

proppaNOW
artists collectiveproppaNOW is a
Queensland-based Artists Run Initiative with a Vision. proppaNOW
constantly produces innovative work with an approach that comes from
urban expression and questions the position that is ascribed to
Aboriginal people and culture within the Australian context. [More...]

Jimmie Durham
Internationally acclaimed artist sites new work in the River Wear
The River Wear’s rich history gives rise to many curious facts and
legends. Some of these stories lie buried in the river’s bed. Artist
Jimmie Durham will be adding to this heritage with a major new
public artwork entitled Particle/Wave Theory #2.
The project, which is a collaboration between Durham, the
University of Sunderland’s Reg Vardy Gallery Off-Site Programme and
The Banff Centre, Canada will involve sinking a rowing boat in the
Wear with a large boulder. [More...]